Hunting vs 3d

[RC]

I shoot around 45 lbs for everything. Due to an injury I will shoot 41 this year with a 525 grain arrow. I have now worries about killing Ga. Critters. Point is you can drop some in lbs and still kill the same animals .
  I will say that my shooting has improved greatly as well as my shooting enjoyment since I dropped the poundage.

[PeteA]

I shot what I hunt with for both. And also stump shooting.

[Sam McMichael]

I use the same bows for 3D and hunting most of the time.

[beaunaro]

What m midd said X2  No question.

3D for me is to get better at hunting.

[Babbling Bob]

All my bows are low hunting draw weights and can be used for 3-D can and for hunting.   Only shooting one arrow for each target at short distances for 3-D events so I shoot with same arrow too.  Most folks I shoot with at 3-D events do something similar.

[Bar_BN]

Thanks guys im taking it all in and srry took so long getting back got busy with work

[Michael Arnette]

I like to shoot what I hunt with...I've won and placed with bows 55-60lbs. That being said I don't think you would mess anything up by having twp set ups.

[J. Holden]

Originally posted by Bisch:
 

Originally posted by m midd:
I shoot what I hunt with. Since my main reason for shooting 3D is hunting practice.

Same here!

Bisch [/b]

Yep, me three.

-Jeremy

[crazynate]

If your shooting 3D to practice hunting then I would use your hunting set up for 3D. Why practice a shot that's far in 3D that you wont take or that you don't practice with your hunting bow.

[BAK]

Nope, I'm on the other side of this.  I shoot a light long limbed ILF bow with light target arrows for 3d.  It is a competition and I shoot it that way.  I can practice at home so I don't go to 3d matches for that.

[Thumper Dunker]

Originally posted by dbd870:
 

Originally posted by m midd:
I shoot what I hunt with. Since my main reason for shooting 3D is hunting practice.

Same here. It comes down to what are your reasons for shooting 3D. One thing I dislike about some of the 3D targets is where the scoring rings are located. They are set for insert longevity not anatomy. [/b]

Same here. Lots of times the rings are way off.

[widow sax]

I only shoot what I hunt with it makes me a better bowhunter and that is what I am a bowhunter. But if you shoot the same speed you should do OK but when you pick up your hunting bow you will say wow this is hard to pull back.    Widow

[Stumpkiller]

Originally posted by m midd:
I shoot what I hunt with. Since my main reason for shooting 3D is hunting practice.

That is true for me as well.

[Friend]

As strictly a ground hunter, the personal difference is minimal.

The ground setup... planning, strategizing, prep work and implementation is exponentially the noticeable factor.

[Yewbender]

If that is what you want to do, go for it but make sure you give yourself time to adjust to the hunting bow before the season. As for me i shoot what i will be hunting with, 50-56# ASL's with 600-660 gr wood arrows. I'm all messed up to begin with             i just keep it simple for me.